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Later this month, a number of nations, including the U.S., will descend upon Paris, France for a week and a half to discuss global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place from November 30th to December 11th, and while most of the event will be used to discuss new ways to mitigate the effects of global climate change, President Obama will be gearing up to discuss the new additions to his climate plan. However, while the commander-in-chief is hoping that a bold climate agenda will spur other nations to take on or continue their own ambitious climate initiatives, the potential economic repercussions may create more of a dissuasive tone; especially for developing industrial nations such as China.

Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your senators and urge them to vote oppose ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).While the Senate recently voted to not ratify the CRPD, the U.N. treaty is far from dead— Senate leadership has already pledged to bring it to another vote at the beginning of the 113th Congress. The U.N. treaty may sound well-intentioned but it would erode U.S. sovereignty and hurt families with disabled children.

Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your senator and ask him or her to sign a letter by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) in opposition to the United Nation’s Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). Congress is once again debating signing this international treaty that establishes a comprehensive set of rules governing the seas. All senators should take a principled stance against this unconstitutional treaty that threatens our national sovereignty and conflicts with basic free market principles.